Renée Filippucci-Kotz, a fellow author from Raleigh, stopped by to share her
latest children’s book. Take it away Renée!
Thanks for having me
back, Nancy. My latest picture book is Smokey and Clover the Runaway Goat. While the story is
fiction, Smokey was our wonderful Chow Chow.
Book Blurb
You probably like to
have adventures, don’t you? Most of us do. But sometimes they are a
bit more adventurous than we expect. One day Smokey’s person, Olivia, walks
into the backyard with an animal Smokey has never seen before. On this sunny day,
Smokey met Clover, a two-month old little goat. Little did Smokey know Clover
would set off on her own adventure and he would have to rescue her.
Excerpt
Smokey, a friendly
Chow Chow, was exploring his backyard when his person, Olivia, called him.
“Smokey,” said Olivia
as she walked towards him. “I have a surprise for you.”
As Smokey trotted over
to see the surprise, he saw a strange animal. It didn’t look like any cat or
dog he’d met before. It had floppy ears, a tiny tail, tan and white
fur and very odd-looking feet.
Sniff, sniff. “You
don’t smell like anyone I’ve met before. What are you?” asked Smokey.
“Maa, maa. I’m a baby
goat,” said the animal.
“Smokey,” said
Olivia. “This is Clover. She’s two months old and is going to
stay with us while the shelter finds a nice farm for her home. I know how
gentle you are with other animals so I want you to keep an eye on her.”Smokey
gave Clover another sniff.
“Well, Smokey,” said
Olivia. “What do you think?”
Smokey walked around
Clover. Clover watched Smokey carefully. She had seen a
dog before, but didn’t know what to expect. Finally, Smokey wagged
his tail and gave Clover a great big kiss on her head.
“Hey,” said Clover.
“What do you think you’re doing?”
“I like you. I think
we’ll be friends,” said Smokey.
“Not if you keep
licking me on the head,” said Clover as she shook her head.
Buy Links
Here is a link to my page on Amazon
Audio excerpts for
each book
can be heard at her website.
More About the Author
Renee has been telling
stories to children since she began babying sitting at age 11. Renee became
interested in writing for children while working with children in foster care.
Her first children’s chapter book was AJ’s
Wish (2016). Her second, Pepper’s Misadventure (2017) received honorable
mention in the Carteret Writers Contest. Also, in 2017 she published her first
picture book, Booker and the
Stinky Smell.
In addition to
publishing Smokey and Clover the Runaway goat last year, Renee just finished
the third chapter book in the Amelia Jae series, Mystery at Camp Piney Woods.
When not writing, she
enjoys reading, gardening, traveling and spending time with her husband and
pets. They live in North Carolina. Connect with her here:
Thankyou so much for sharing another new book with my readers!
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